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"AHHHHHH!!!!!" the man screamed and struggled to get Fang of him.
"Go for the eyes." Joslyn shouted Although it would be a shame to ruin his handsome face, She thought to herself.
"Get it off! Get it off!" He scrambled this way and that until he ran face first into the robot thingy.
He fell.
Fang jumped.
He hit ground with a thump.
Fang landed safely in Joslyn's arms.
"Owww" He whimpered holding a hand to his head.
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Standing up Duo turned and glared at the strange, very cute, but strange girl and the evil, rabid, winged, blue lizard.
.... Wait....
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?"
She blinked and looked at the lizard.
"What? Fang? She's a dragon of course."
"D.Dragon."
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Joslyn was startled to see him blanch in horror. Sure she'd met a person or two who disliked dragons. And many who saw it as strange to have one as a pet.
But this man looked... Shocked.
He swallowed and then sat down where he stood.
"Okay Duo, you're dreaming. You hit your head and your out cold. Better yet your dead. This is Heaven. No, this is Hell. Heaven doesn't have monsters. " He looked up at her. "I'm right, right?" He frowned and acted as though she wasn't there. "Is Hell always full of rabid dragons and beautiful she demons?"
"HEY!" Joslyn screamed
The man, he called himself Duo, looked up at her and blinked.
"Who are you?"
"None of your business"
"Oh. Okay."
He promptly passed out.
With a sigh of annoyance Joslyn opened her communicator.
"Pix. Send a cart."
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"I've found traces of a rare, natural gas called Virium in his system. It's found in ocean floor air pockets and is harmless to humans, except it gives of a putrid odor. However, when Virium is mixed with salt water, oxygen, and electricity it creates a dangerous gas that shuts down the human system."
Joslyn frowned at Pix's explanation.
"As in kills?"
"That depends upon the amount of oxygen. If the right amount was added then no. It becomes a knock out gas of sorts. A scientist once theorized that it might have the ability to stop the body's aging process"
"So this guy had been in an under sea air pocket for God knows how long inside the giant robot thingy?"
"Most likely."
"Oh great."
Joslyn turned and looked at the man, who now slept on a cot in the medical wing of Joslyn's castle.
"How long do you think he was down there for?"
"At least 10 years, give or take more."
"W-"
Joslyn was cut off by the man's voice.
"What happened?"
Before Joslyn could speak Pix answered. "You went into shock."
Joslyn glared at the hologram.
Pix was a real person, believe it or not. She was a 33-year-old computer scientist who had all basically raised Joslyn and he cousin Tru, despite the fact that she was only 13 years older than them.
When Joslyn had begun her life of piracy. Pix known she couldn't go with, she had to stay in Canada and run a shipping corporation. (Although all she really did was sigh papers) However Pix had created a system that allowed her to steer Joslyn's ship from the lab and created a hologram.
A perfect image of her, 5 feet tall with a shock of pink hair, green eyes, and acrylic nails, to much makeup and a puffy haircut.
Yep that was Pix for you.
"So your name is Duo?"
Joslyn asked rudely.
"How did you know that?"
"You told me"
"I did?"
"Yes stupid you did"
"Joslyn Feral! Be polite."
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Duo grinned "Ha now I know your name. Even the last and you don't know mine."
"Duo Maxwell."
"How the hell did you know that?!"
"It's on your ID"
He looked up at the wallet Joslyn held in her hand.
"Hey-"
Pix cut him off.
"How old are you Duo?"
"I'm 22"
"Where do you live?"
"Mainly on earth but I do some work in the colonies?"
Joslyn and Pix stared at him.
"What?" Duo asked
Joslyn spoke slowly. "What colonies?"
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Duo looked at the two women in dawning horror.
First a dragon
Now no colonies.
"What do you mean 'what colonies'? The ones in space."
"Honey there are no colonies in space. Never have been." Pix said gently
"Yes there where! I.I...oh God where am I?!"
"Hang on. Only one person can explain what's going on." Joslyn said with a nod and walked to the door
"Where are you going?" Pix called.
"To call Tru" Joslyn cried out as she left the room.
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"AHHHHHH!!!!!" the man screamed and struggled to get Fang of him.
"Go for the eyes." Joslyn shouted Although it would be a shame to ruin his handsome face, She thought to herself.
"Get it off! Get it off!" He scrambled this way and that until he ran face first into the robot thingy.
He fell.
Fang jumped.
He hit ground with a thump.
Fang landed safely in Joslyn's arms.
"Owww" He whimpered holding a hand to his head.
*
Standing up Duo turned and glared at the strange, very cute, but strange girl and the evil, rabid, winged, blue lizard.
.... Wait....
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?"
She blinked and looked at the lizard.
"What? Fang? She's a dragon of course."
"D.Dragon."
*
Joslyn was startled to see him blanch in horror. Sure she'd met a person or two who disliked dragons. And many who saw it as strange to have one as a pet.
But this man looked... Shocked.
He swallowed and then sat down where he stood.
"Okay Duo, you're dreaming. You hit your head and your out cold. Better yet your dead. This is Heaven. No, this is Hell. Heaven doesn't have monsters. " He looked up at her. "I'm right, right?" He frowned and acted as though she wasn't there. "Is Hell always full of rabid dragons and beautiful she demons?"
"HEY!" Joslyn screamed
The man, he called himself Duo, looked up at her and blinked.
"Who are you?"
"None of your business"
"Oh. Okay."
He promptly passed out.
With a sigh of annoyance Joslyn opened her communicator.
"Pix. Send a cart."
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"I've found traces of a rare, natural gas called Virium in his system. It's found in ocean floor air pockets and is harmless to humans, except it gives of a putrid odor. However, when Virium is mixed with salt water, oxygen, and electricity it creates a dangerous gas that shuts down the human system."
Joslyn frowned at Pix's explanation.
"As in kills?"
"That depends upon the amount of oxygen. If the right amount was added then no. It becomes a knock out gas of sorts. A scientist once theorized that it might have the ability to stop the body's aging process"
"So this guy had been in an under sea air pocket for God knows how long inside the giant robot thingy?"
"Most likely."
"Oh great."
Joslyn turned and looked at the man, who now slept on a cot in the medical wing of Joslyn's castle.
"How long do you think he was down there for?"
"At least 10 years, give or take more."
"W-"
Joslyn was cut off by the man's voice.
"What happened?"
Before Joslyn could speak Pix answered. "You went into shock."
Joslyn glared at the hologram.
Pix was a real person, believe it or not. She was a 33-year-old computer scientist who had all basically raised Joslyn and he cousin Tru, despite the fact that she was only 13 years older than them.
When Joslyn had begun her life of piracy. Pix known she couldn't go with, she had to stay in Canada and run a shipping corporation. (Although all she really did was sigh papers) However Pix had created a system that allowed her to steer Joslyn's ship from the lab and created a hologram.
A perfect image of her, 5 feet tall with a shock of pink hair, green eyes, and acrylic nails, to much makeup and a puffy haircut.
Yep that was Pix for you.
"So your name is Duo?"
Joslyn asked rudely.
"How did you know that?"
"You told me"
"I did?"
"Yes stupid you did"
"Joslyn Feral! Be polite."
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Duo grinned "Ha now I know your name. Even the last and you don't know mine."
"Duo Maxwell."
"How the hell did you know that?!"
"It's on your ID"
He looked up at the wallet Joslyn held in her hand.
"Hey-"
Pix cut him off.
"How old are you Duo?"
"I'm 22"
"Where do you live?"
"Mainly on earth but I do some work in the colonies?"
Joslyn and Pix stared at him.
"What?" Duo asked
Joslyn spoke slowly. "What colonies?"
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Duo looked at the two women in dawning horror.
First a dragon
Now no colonies.
"What do you mean 'what colonies'? The ones in space."
"Honey there are no colonies in space. Never have been." Pix said gently
"Yes there where! I.I...oh God where am I?!"
"Hang on. Only one person can explain what's going on." Joslyn said with a nod and walked to the door
"Where are you going?" Pix called.
"To call Tru" Joslyn cried out as she left the room.